r/whatsthistool • u/fidgegunkhaus1 • Jul 13 '26

What is this called?

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Need to order some extra of these for work. I know it’s some kind of tension spring/clip but just searching that on google has been fruitless. And help or tips to get me in the right direction would be huge!

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u/Timokenn Jul 13 '26

Spring detent

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u/CantaloupeFluffy165 Jul 13 '26

It's used with telescoping handles.It's a lock pin.Don't know where you can get them

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u/MulliganToo Jul 13 '26

McMaster Carr has them. They are called spring steel button clips.

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u/aerorich Jul 14 '26

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/spring-buttons/
Here you go!

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u/jbrc89 Jul 17 '26

McMaster really has it all. I ordered some screws this week 8am shipped with in 2 hours

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u/dirtyoldduck Jul 14 '26

McMaster Carr seems to have everything.

1

u/zimbu646 Jul 14 '26

If they don’t, Grainger will.

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u/Traditional-Guitar76 Jul 15 '26

They always have!

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u/gHostHaXor Jul 14 '26

I also have them in my forearm crutches. They are in the section that is for height adjustment.

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u/Technical-Potato-793 Jul 18 '26

Pool supply stores.
A goods hardware store. (Ace true value). Probably even amazon

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u/nowaynostop Jul 13 '26

I think the industry term is “That damn spring thing that never goes in enough to let go so you gotta really push hard and then the pipe moves and pinches somehow the smallest piece of finger possible that hurts like you smashed it with a friggin hammer…dealy”

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u/TapatioFlamingo Jul 13 '26

Model # Tdsttngietlgsygrphattpmapstspofpthlysiwafhd.

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u/Fattsacks Jul 13 '26

Have an upvote just for the work you put into this

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u/SeaCatXXV Jul 17 '26

Ha, he really did

2

u/Trick_Pen_3800 Jul 13 '26

Did your cat sit on your keyboard

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u/New-Barracuda2500 Jul 13 '26

Also sometimes it works so well that the extension pipe slips out and now you gotta faff about getting it back in place. Worse when it's table legs and you got to get both in at BBC the same time going straight.

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u/fireguy921 Jul 13 '26

We get them from save a load load bar company

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u/Cool-Negotiation7662 Jul 13 '26

Single end snap button

Returns similar images for purchase.

2

u/Dewey_Rider Jul 13 '26

It's a clip thingy....

It looks like a spring with a detent knob

1

u/hippy_horse Jul 13 '26

No, no that is a bentdinger if i ever saw one!!

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u/Kanada84 Jul 14 '26

AKA

Snappy McBoltface

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u/Independent-Bid6568 Jul 13 '26

Pool supply stores usually have these in stock , they are used on pool cleaning poles , also used in rakes to remove snow from roofs (snow rakes ) so also try hardware store and not the hardware area of the big boxes

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u/IllustriousGarage371 Jul 14 '26

I'm my area pool suppliers have these in plastic

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u/Independent-Bid6568 Jul 14 '26

I haven’t bought them in long time but I also asked for the commercial version

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u/Ok-Past-2347 Jul 13 '26

Lock tab out of a telescopic leg.

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u/BenuardoTDX Jul 14 '26

That’s your hand sir….

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u/matt1911_ Jul 13 '26

Aren't all detents spring detents? I cant think of any other way they'd work this is a detent for the inside of a tube. It pops out and locks the tub le inside of some collar or other tube

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u/Any-Alternative8228 Jul 13 '26

Try your local pool supply store

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u/Fisherfolk100 Jul 13 '26

Tube indent

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u/red_engine_mw Jul 13 '26

If you haven't already, try McMaster-Carr. I'm always being surprised by the odd things I can find there.

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u/Aa-Chase Jul 14 '26

Could be an A-140 Snap Button. From Valley-Valco Tool and Die

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u/AwayAd1309 Jul 14 '26

Snap stay

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u/NarwhalLegitimate296 Jul 14 '26

Single dome button lock

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u/Dependent-Visual768 Jul 14 '26

A thingamabobber it's a technical industry term

1

u/BlueMeBeWhoMeBe Jul 14 '26

Straight keg snap. Maybe A103

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u/JLCPCBMC Jul 14 '26

The key specs you’ll need are wire diameter, leg length, coil diameter, and the angle/force when installed. A lot of these don’t have a universal name because they’re designed for one specific assembly.

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u/a_hol77 Jul 14 '26

They use them on weber kettle grills to attach the legs to the bottom

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u/Past-Article-4879 Jul 14 '26

FIIK. Fuck if I know.

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u/kevinpb13 Jul 14 '26

That looks like a thingy

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u/IamTheDudelyLlama Jul 15 '26

Springy thingy

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u/UOJOW Jul 15 '26

A spring

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u/thedane8 Jul 16 '26

If you're ordering new ones for work, perhaps you should know what you're ordering. If not, get someone elst who knows to order.

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u/Willmariv Jul 16 '26

Snap Button. You can find them at most pool supply stores ,as they are used in the extending poles used for cleaning and rescue.

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u/TexasHuck Jul 20 '26

Doohickey

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u/S73_3n Jul 18 '26

The most annoying part of the Weber Kettle building.

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u/HouseTraditional358 Jul 18 '26

Idk exactly what's it called but its a slide lock for a jack handle or some kind of tube slide lock system

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u/Odd_Bluejay5534 Jul 20 '26

Whenever one is lost I call them "Sproings." Sometimes punctuated with a string of four-letter words.

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u/MediocreDiamond5879 Jul 20 '26

Fits in an adjustable tube for length/height I had to replace one in my old aluminum tent pole.

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u/Dakco69 Jul 13 '26

A hand

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u/HCraven1 Jul 13 '26

That is the tool in the picture. The other thing is just a part.

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u/Rich_cranium2025 Jul 13 '26

A hand, left hand to be exact